Thaw overnight in the refrigerator then reheat the following day.Don’t forget the soup will expand as it freezes so leave about a 3/4-inch gap from the soup to the container lid.To do so let soup cool then store in airtight containers for about 3 months in the freezer.Leftovers should keep well for about 3 days in the refrigerator, the soup will thicken as it rest (and even more so when cold, once reheated it does thin back out a bit). The following day, if needed, it can be thinned with more water. Note that soup will thicken as it rests and cools.If you notice soup isn’t thickening up how you’d like while cooking you can let it simmer uncovered for the last 20 – 30 minutes to reduced down some.If desired you can add in a couple of yellow or red potatoes when adding the diced carrot to soup to make it even heartier.Serve warm garnished with parsley if desired. Return ham: Stir ham into soup, season with more salt as needed.Cover soup and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas have mostly broken down, about 30 minutes longer. Add carrots, continue to simmer: Meanwhile add carrots to soup.Remove ham, rest then chop: Remove ham from soup, let rest 10 minutes then shred or dice meat portion into pieces, cover.Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally until peas and ham are tender, about 1 hour. Add ham and simmer: Nestle ham bone into soup mixture.Season lightly with salt and with pepper to taste. Add liquid, peas and herbs: Pour in chicken broth and water.Add onion and celery and saute 3 minutes. Saute vegetables: Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.If you don’t have one ham shanks will work too. Ham bone – this soup is such a great use for a leftover meaty ham bone from a Sunday ham roast or even a spiral sliced holiday ham.Salt and pepper – I like to wait to add majority of salt until the ham has cooked with the soup, some hams tend to be very salty while others not as much so if you wait you won’t over-salt the soup.
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